Glossary term: 銀河系
Description: 星系是一個由恆星和其他物質成分（如暗物質、氣體和塵埃）受到引力約束組成的系統，通常與鄰近星系相隔數十萬光年。星系有各種不同的形狀和大小。最小的星系可能只有幾千顆恆星，而最大的星系可能有幾十萬億顆恆星。“The Galaxy“ 或首字母大寫 ”Galaxy" 通常是指我們的銀河系，它大約有 1000-4000億顆恆星。
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